HACKENSACK, New Jersey,
January 11, 2011
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ness Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: NSTC and
TASE: NSTC), a global provider of information technology solutions
and services announced today that its Software Product LabsSM
business unit has completed the first year of a previously
unannounced engagement as a product development partner for
SmartPros, an industry leader in the field of accredited
professional education and corporate training. During the first
year of the partnership, the Ness team demonstrated its leadership
by collaborating with SmartPros on their transition to the Agile
software product development methodology. The combined team
assisted in the development of SmartPros' new iReflect platform,
which enables custom video role-play training scenarios.
The Ness Software Product Lab supports software product
development, quality assurance, content development, and IT support
for several SmartPros products. In addition to the work on the new
iReflect platform, the Ness team played a role in the latest
release of the SmartPros' Portal, working on development and
testing of new features, as well as on the webinar tools that
enable SmartPros' online training content.
"As SmartPros continues to grow, the Ness Lab concept is proving
to be a valuable component in taking our business to the next
level," said Joseph Fish, Executive
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of SmartPros. "I am
extremely pleased with the level of distributed development
leadership, process rigor, and support that Ness is providing and
look forward to a long and successful relationship."
"SmartPros has a great portfolio of eLearning and training
solutions and our team is very excited about being part of such
sophisticated technology and content development," said
Holly Ripley-Boyd, President, Ness
Software Product Labs. "This relationship with SmartPros
strengthens our significant standing as a key product development
partner in the eLearning industry. Our first year of collaboration
with SmartPros has been successful and we remain committed to
supporting their growth and helping to advance their technology
vision."
Ness Software Product Labs is focused on providing software
R&D and software product engineering and consulting services
that extend software development capacity and drive innovation for
independent software vendors and product-centric firms. Today, Ness
Software Product Labs runs more than 50 ongoing client labs in
India, Israel and Eastern
Europe. By combining a global delivery model with local
management and shared control, Ness Software Product Labs becomes a
seamless extension and an appreciating asset of client
organizations, helping them measurably improve product
competitiveness. For more information about Ness Software Product
Labs, visit http://www.ness.com/spl.
About SmartPros
Founded in 1981, SmartPros Ltd. (NASDAQ: SPRO) is an industry
leader in the field of accredited professional education and
corporate training. Its products and services are primarily focused
in the accredited professional areas of corporate accounting,
financial management, public accounting, governmental and
not-for-profit accounting, financial services, banking,
engineering, legal, ethics and compliance, and information
technology. SmartPros is a leading provider of professional
education products to Fortune 500 companies, as well as the major
firms and associations in each of its professional markets.
SmartPros provides education and content publishing and development
services in a variety of media including Web, CD-ROM, video and
live seminars and events. Our subscription libraries feature
hundreds of course titles and 2,300+ hours of accredited education.
SmartPros' proprietary Professional Education Center (PEC) Learning
Management System (LMS) offers enterprise distribution and
administration of education content and information. In addition,
SmartPros produces a popular news and information portal for
accounting and finance professionals serving more than one million
ads and distributing more than 200,000 subscriber email newsletters
each month. SmartPros' network of Web sites averages more than
900,000 monthly visits, serving a user base of more than one
million profiled members. Visit: http://www.smartpros.com.
About Ness Technologies
Ness Technologies (NASDAQ: NSTC and TASE: NSTC) is a global
provider of IT and business services and solutions with specialized
expertise in software product engineering; and system integration,
application development, consulting and software distribution. Ness
delivers its portfolio of solutions and services using a global
delivery model combining offshore, near-shore and local teams. With
about 7,800 employees, Ness has operations in North America, Europe, Israel and India, has customers in over 20 countries, and
partners with numerous software and hardware vendors worldwide. For
more information about Ness, visit http://www.ness.com.
Forward Looking Statement
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the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Forward-looking statements often are preceded by words such
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"assumes," "will" or similar expressions. Forward-looking
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date of this press release, and involve certain risks and
uncertainties. Ness' actual results could differ materially from
those anticipated in these forward looking statements as a result
of various factors. Some of the factors that could cause future
results to materially differ from the recent results or those
projected in forward-looking statements include the "Risk Factors"
described in Ness' Annual Report of Form 10-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March
15, 2010. Ness is under no obligation, and expressly
disclaims any obligation, to update or alter its forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of such changes, new information,
subsequent events or otherwise.
Media Contact:
Gretchen Rice
Phone: +1-781-743-0704
Email: gretchen.rice@ness.com
David Kanaan
Intl: +972-54-425-5307
Email: media.int@ness.com
Investor Relations Contact:
Drew Wright
USA: +1-201-488-3262
Email: investor@ness.com
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